SEPTA temporarily shuts down stop in Kensington section of Philadelphia over safety concerns
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- SEPTA will temporarily shut down one stop on the Market-Frankford Line Sunday, March 21 citing safety issues there. The Somerset Station at the intersection of Kensington Avenue, East Somerset Street, and D Street will be closed for cleaning and elevator repairs that could take weeks. "Honestly I would never take a child on this stop," said Rickeem McNeil, who said he rides the line every day. Vulnerable populations often congregate at the entrance to the station and riders have to contend with used needles littering the steps up to the platform. "I need the train. I ne...
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